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Title: Prayers please
Post by: Grant - AR on August 01, 2022, 09:38:00 AM

Please keep Gary McGriff and his family in your prayers.  His father passed away yesterday morning. 

For those of you who don't know Gary, he is probably the father of officiating discussion boards.  Most of us old guys got our start on his forum many, many years ago.  He's been a great official and friend of the officiating community for multiple decades. 

Title: Re: Prayers please
Post by: dammitbobby on August 01, 2022, 09:43:23 AM

Praying for his family.

Title: Re: Prayers please
Post by: HLinNC on August 01, 2022, 10:25:41 AM

Way back in 1994 I started umping Little League.  My dad cobbled together a PC for me a year or two later.  First I discovered the old alt.sport.officiating newsgroups and then McGriff's.  It was very helpful to me in those early years.

My condolences to him and his family.

Title: Re: Prayers please
Post by: george7244 on August 01, 2022, 01:12:43 PM

   Prayers

Title: Re: Prayers please
Post by: Kalle on August 02, 2022, 12:59:27 AM

Us in "the old guard" owe much to Gary's efforts in Internet officiating discussion (I personally would not be nowhere near as good an official without the help from you all during all these years). My condolences to Gary and his family.

Title: Re: Prayers please
Post by: Ralph Damren on August 11, 2022, 09:55:33 AM

Sincere condolences to Gary and family.